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10 things I miss the most as a PCV

I've been in Ukraine now for 18 months and it has really been an interesting 18 months. I've learned a lot about myself and have a ton...

My birthday was September 1st, which was also the first day of school, Knowledge Day, and the first bell ceremony. Knowledge Day started...

I have been in Ukraine now for over 7 months and I have encountered many different cultural differences between Ukrainians and Americans....

I'm currently living in an apartment with one single lady in her fifties. Our apartment has two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, a...

Хрущовка (pronounced khrushchovka) is a type of low-cost, concrete (sometimes brick), three- to five-storied apartment building developed...

So a lot has happened since I last posted but the biggest news I have completed training, officially sworn in as a Peace Corps Volunteer...

A lot of places on my blog I’ve used (and plan to use) terminology or acronyms that I didn’t know before the Peace Corps so I figured I...

“So I’ve been reading your post and they sound really cool but tbh I’m not even really sure what the Peace Corps is…?” I’ve gotten this que

Five days from today I will set off on the adventure of a lifetime - joining the Peace Corps in Ukraine!! Throughout the past few months...

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Hi! I am a recent Penn State grad currently in Ukraine as a Peace Corps TEFL Volunteer. Say hello & feel free to ask me any questions!